The Corpse Flower is just one of the more than 4,000 unique plant species in the Fullerton Arboretum’s collection. It is native to the rain forests of central Sumatra in Indonesia. When the plant flowers, it produces a stench, presumably to attract insects, such as flies and carrion beetles, that normally feed on dead animals. The insects then carry pollen from one plant to another, pollinating the plant’s flowers.

Tiffy’s spadix is just over four feet tall and is growing 3-4 inches each day. The spathe, which surrounds the spadix, should reach a width of almost three feet across once the plant is in full bloom. Tiffy was sown from seed in 1993 and typically blooms every three or four years.